Cross, Mark Austin

Ken is a partner in the firm's Litigation Group and a member of the firm's White Collar Defense Group. He is a former special assistant district attorney and has tried more than 20 civil and criminal cases to verdict in Massachusetts and U.S. district courts. He has also represented clients in arbitration proceedings and has argued appeals in both state and federal appellate courts.

Ken's practice focuses on representing individuals in business and securities litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He has been counsel to individuals in matters involving mutual fund trading practices, accounting fraud, healthcare fraud, and the operation of privately held investment management companies. He has also represented clients in shareholder derivative actions, securities litigation, and disputes involving closely held companies. Ken has represented individuals and companies in government investigations, including investigations by the SEC, the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and local enforcement agencies.

Boston magazine and Law & Politics named Ken one of Massachusetts "Rising Stars" in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Representative Matters

• Represented a client in a bank fraud investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice
• Performed an internal investigation and represented corporate client in an FBI health care fraud investigation
• Represented a company in a state regulatory investigation involving allegations of medical billing fraud
• Represented a client in SEC and grand jury investigations involving federal securities laws
• Represented a client in an investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office involving lending practices
• Represented a medical clinic in an FBI investigation concerning medical billing practices
  Advised organizations in matters involving criminal investigations and prosecution of company employees
• Represented clients in academic disciplinary matters and parallel criminal proceedings

Ken has spoken at seminars on the topics of shareholders' rights in closely-held companies, electronic discovery rules, federal sentencing issues and government investigations.  Ken has also been a lecturer at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education seminars.